MAPES remembers those killed in the line of duty in honor of Officer Rick Sowa , Atlanta PD, end of watch October 12, 1997. The first officer killed after MAPES was founded.
Eric Sikes , Richmond County SO - March 21, 2007
Eric Smith , Coffee County SO - May 1, 2007
Alex Roy Suarez Sr , Boston PD - May 4, 2007
Marvin Jerome Scarlett , Henry County SO - May 20, 2007
Chad McDonald , Bibb County SO - December 21, 2007
Joseph Whitehead , Bibb County SO - March 23, 2006
Dennis Carmen Stepnowski , DeKalb County PD - June 29, 2006
Peter William Faatz , Atlanta PD - August 3, 2006
Michael Douglas Young , Georgia State Patrol - August 29, 2006
Dennis Wright Sr. , Effingham County SO - November 17, 2006
John W. McKinney , Whitfield County SO - December 6, 2006
Michael Larson , Bryan County SO - December 10, 2006
Charles Haist , Henry County PD - February 16, 2005
Blake Gammill , Douglas County SO - February 24, 2005
Hoyt Teasley , Fulton County SO - March 11, 2005
David Wilhelm , US Customs Agent March 11, 2005
Mark Cross , Atlanta PD - April 23, 2005
Karl Todd Helcher , Braselton PD - July 25, 2005
Francis Ortega , Pine Lake PD - August 11, 2005
Tara Drummond , Kennesaw PD - September 13, 2005
Tim White , Hall County SO - October 3, 2005
Michael Davis , Clayton County PD - October 18, 2005
Kenneth R. Burton , Richmond County SO - January 4, 2004
James Curtis (Jimmy) Gilbert ,
Henry County PD - May 2, 2004
Eugene T. (Tal) Groover Jr. ,
Georgia DOC - July 9, 2004
Wesley Mack , Columbia County SO - July 12, 2004
Christopher Lee (Chris) Ruse , Pendergrass PD - December 29, 2004
Other recent Line of Duty Deaths from ODMP: